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  • Title: Benton Clark Decker papers
    Date (inclusive): 1914-1921
    Collection Number: 74078
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, lectures, notes, and photographs, relating to activities of the U.S.S. Tennessee, Spanish neutrality, and refugees in the Middle East, during World War I.
    Creator: Decker, Benton Clark, 1867-1933
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Benton Clark Decker Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical / Historical

    Rear admiral, United States Navy; captain, U.S.S. Tennessee; naval attaché to Spain.

    Scope and Contents

    Correspondence, lectures, notes, and photographs, relating to activities of the U.S.S. Tennessee, Spanish neutrality, and refugees in the Middle East, during World War I.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
    Officers
    International relief
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Spain
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Middle East
    Spain -- Military relations -- United States
    United States -- Military relations -- Spain
    United States. Navy
    Tennessee (Battleship)